{"id":29,"date":"2021-12-06T01:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T01:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2024-10-04T22:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:10:46","slug":"about-our-cameras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We moved to Guam in December of 2010, where Andrew manages the IT department at the Adventist Clinic, and Brenda works as a School Counselor.  We have 2 daughters and enjoy traveling and exploring new places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brenda.porter1\">Brenda&#8217;s Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andrewmporter\">Andrew&#8217;s Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/headbackup.com\/\">HeadBackup.com (Andrew\u2019s links &amp; technical info)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiteboardingguam.com\/\">Kiteboarding Guam Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewsupdates.com\/\">Andrew\u2019s Old Updates Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Andrew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up in Michigan, North Dakota, California, Sri Lanka, Russia and Maryland and went to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.highlandviewacademy.com\/\">Highland View Academy<\/a>\u00a0for most of high school. I then attended\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wau.edu\/\">Columbia Union College<\/a>\u00a0for 4 years before graduating with a BS in Computer Science, an AS in Engineering and a Math Minor. Since graduation I have lived in Maryland, California, Cambodia, Guam, Tennessee and then Guam again. I enjoy snorkeling, scuba diving, kiteboarding, hiking, camping and traveling in my free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cameras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">iPhone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I take most pictures on iPhone now. In addition to the standard camera app, I also use others for capturing and stitching together full 360-degree images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Underwater: Olympus Tough TG-6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tg-6-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tg-6-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tg-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tg-6-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porterupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tg-6.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started using the Olympus Tough TG-6 for underwater pictures at the beginning of 2022, and have been really happy with the results so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Camera Equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canon Powershot A640<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.porterupdates.com\/images\/a640_586x225.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had this camera for many years, and used it with an underwater housing for snorkeling and diving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Others<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a while I used a Fujifilm FinePix XP10 for underwater pictures, and before that I used an aquapac camera case for underwater shots with my first digital camera, which was a Kodak 1 megapixel model with no zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andrew&#8217;s Country List <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>USA (all 50 states plus Guam &amp; Saipan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mexico (~1985)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Singapore (1988)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sri Lanka (1988, 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China (Mainland (~1990), Hong Kong (2012, 2013, 2017) &amp; Macau (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany (~1992)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Austria (~1992)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italy (~1992, 1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switzerland (~1992, 1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>France (~1992, 1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russia (~1992, 1993)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands (1995)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>England (1995, 1997)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belgium (1995)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moldova (1994)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia (1997, 2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand (1997, 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenya (1999, 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vatican City (1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greece (1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyprus (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Israel (1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Egypt (1999, 2003)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spain (1999, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada (2000, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cambodia (2002, 2003, 2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thailand (2003, 2006)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Croatia (2002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slovenia (2002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vietnam (2003, 2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laos (2003)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Korea (2003)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philippines (2003,2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan (2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Palau (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malaysia (2006)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turkey (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uruguay (2008)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Argentina (2008)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Micronesia (Pohnpei (2016), Kosrae (2016) and airports only Yap (2004) &amp; Chuuk (2016))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marshall Islands (Majuro (2016) and airport only Kwajelein (2016))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Arab Emirates (2017, 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armenia (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanzania (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethiopia (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zimbabwe (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zambia (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Botswana (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Africa (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iceland (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finland (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweden (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norway (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Territorial Waters Only:<br>Saudi Arabia (2003)<br>Namibia (2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Family We moved to Guam in December of 2010, where Andrew manages the IT department at the Adventist Clinic, and Brenda works as a School Counselor. 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